en_tn/1ki/01/20.md

# General Information:

Bathsheba continues to speak to King David.

# the eyes of all Israel are on you, waiting

Here "eyes" refers to the people. Here "the eyes ... are on you" is an idiom that means the people are waiting expectantly. AT: "all the people of Israel are waiting expectantly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# will sit on the throne

Sitting on the throne is a metonym for being king. See how you translated similar words in [1 Kings 1:13](./13.md). AT: "will be king"

# when my master the king sleeps with his fathers

Bathsheba speaks to King David as if she were speaking about him to show that she respects him. AT: "when you sleep with your fathers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns]])

# sleeps with his fathers

This is a polite way of saying "dies." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])

# I and my son Solomon will be regarded as criminals

This can be translated in active form. AT: "the new king will regard my son Solomon and me as criminals" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sleep]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/criminal]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# General Information:`

added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00			`Bathsheba continues to speak to King David.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the eyes of all Israel are on you, waiting`

			`Here "eyes" refers to the people. Here "the eyes ... are on you" is an idiom that means the people are waiting expectantly. AT: "all the people of Israel are waiting expectantly" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])`

			`# will sit on the throne`

			`Sitting on the throne is a metonym for being king. See how you translated similar words in [1 Kings 1:13](./13.md). AT: "will be king"`

			`# when my master the king sleeps with his fathers`

			`Bathsheba speaks to King David as if she were speaking about him to show that she respects him. AT: "when you sleep with your fathers" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-pronouns]])`

			`# sleeps with his fathers`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This is a polite way of saying "dies." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# I and my son Solomon will be regarded as criminals`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This can be translated in active form. AT: "the new king will regard my son Solomon and me as criminals" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sleep]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/father]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/criminal]]`